Bullet train to cost 131 hectares of forests
Palghar will lose largest chunk of forests at 34.19 ha, followed by Dahanu at 29.05 hectares. Mumbai: More than 200 football fields equivalent forest land will be lost for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train,
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HC notice to govt over water pollution
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued a notice to the state government and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) over a PIL complaining about water contamination in three villages
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23 fresh H1N1 cases in one day
The city reported 23 new fresh cases of swine flu on Sunday, taking total this year to 607 cases. Ahmedabad has also reported 28 swine flu deaths, of which 19 have occurred in the months of September and
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Dengue and chikungunya scar skin
Ahmedabad: Over the last one and a half year doctors across major cities in Gujarat have been advising patients suffering from chikungunya and dengue to be careful of the after effects of the disease that
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Dengue and swine flu rearing up in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Swine flu and dengue seems to be rearing up again in the city. There have been there have been 76 cases of dengue and 51 of swine in the last week. There have also been six deaths from swine
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Ahmedabad: Greenery to curb greenhouse gases
AHMEDABAD: Trees have long served as the critical carbon sink, consuming carbon dioxide pollution produced by humans. They even clean up air by reducing particulate matter pollution (PM10, PM2.5). But
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Gujarat to pay farmers 25% extra for bullet train land
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, while nearing the November 2018 deadline for land acquisition for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, has decided to offer 25% more compensation, over the rates
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Bats falling victim to dehydration too
AHMEDABAD: With summer at its peak and cases of nausea and dehydration on the rise, even animals, including bats, are falling prey to dehydration. Amid the scare of Nipah virus being spread through bats,
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Ahmedabad at 44.6 degrees Celsius; heatwave alert for next 2 days
AHMEDABAD: If you think the heat is baking you right now, prepare to be roasted. The weather department has warned that heatwave conditions will prevail in north Gujarat and Kutch on Thursday and Friday.
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Bullet Train project: Govt notifies 165 cases of land acquisition, bars owners to cut any deal
Farmers’ outfit threatens stir, says won’t allow possession of land The Revenue Department of the Gujarat government has issued primary notifications for acquiring land in 165 cases in the state under